Bluebird Melbourne Airport Shuttle is a pre-booked airport transfer offering Door to Door service to many destinations within Melbourne City. Daily shuttle services starting at 5am from Melbourne airport until last flight.

Catch SkyBus Melbourne City Express Service to Southern Cross Station. The Melbourne City Express Service departs from Terminals 1, 3 and 4 right outside the arrival every 10-15 minutes.

On arrival at Southern Cross station, you can take advantage of SkyBus’ free hotel transfer service (Monday to Friday - 6:00 am to 10:30 pm; Saturday and Sunday - 6:00 am to 7:00 pm). You will need to check in at the Hotel Transfer Service booth and present your SkyBus ticket. You can purchase your Melbourne City Express ticket by clicking here.

Tickets are $18 one way / $36 return. For timetables and bookings www.skybus.com.au

Taxis

Designated taxi ranks at the airport are located on the ground floor outside terminal 1, 2 and 3. Fares to Crown can range between $80-$130 depending on traffic.

A cheaper option to get from the airport to downtown Melbourne, which will cost you $7 on weekdays and $3.50 on the weekends, is to go to the Skybus terminal and buy a Myki Card. Exit the terminal and walk across the first road, turning left and walking to the end of the platform at T1. Catch the bus number 901 to Broadmeadows Station. The sign on the bus should say “Frankston”. At the Broadmeadows Station, switch to a train. It is also possible to catch the bus to Essendon, Moonee Ponds and Sunbury.

Click on the link here for details on how to get around town via the Melbourne Tram Network.

Car Hire

If you want to be able to travel more independently during your visit to Melbourne, you might consider hiring a car. You can find one at the airport as there are several car rental operators.

Keep in mind that many of the hotels in the city will charge you for parking.

A wide range of vehicles from luxury sedans to 9 and 21 passenger vans and mini-buses. Fixed price rates to suit your budget. Experienced drivers who know Sunny Melbourne and who will assist you with luggage and be pleased to help. Flexible payment options.

Prices range from $95 from the Airport to Southbank.

For more information and to book, www.vhacars.com.au or call 03 8566 8522